UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): September 4, 2014 (September 3, 2014)
WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE
TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
| 1-13782 | 25-1615902 | |
(Commission File No.) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
1001 Air Brake Avenue Wilmerding, Pennsylvania | 15148 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
(412) 825-1000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On September 3, 2014, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (“Wabtec”) completed the acquisition of C2CE, a leading provider of railway design services in Australia with locations in Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Hong Kong. The press release announcing the acquisition is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibit.
The following exhibit is filed with this report on Form 8-K:
Exhibit | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated September 3, 2014 | |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ David L. DeNinno | |
| David L. DeNinno | ||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||
Date: September 3, 2014
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibits | ||
| 99.1 | Press release issued by Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation on September 3, 2014. | |